Bipolar Orders: The Two Koreas since 1989North Korea and South Korea are never far from the news headlines - one for the alleged danger it poses to the world, the other for its apparent capitalist success story. In Bipolar Orders, Hyung Gu Lynn analyzes the processes driving both countries since the 1980s. North Korea has experienced severe economic deterioration and increasing international isolation, while South Korea has undergone democratization and witnessed the emergence of a vibrant consumer culture. Paradoxically, this growing gap in ideologies and material standards has led to improved relations between the two countries. Why has this counterintuitive development occurred? Is North Korea really a threat, and if so, for whom? This book provides a substantive, accessible, and timely examination of the complex and compelling histories of the two Koreas. |
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... growth in anti-Americanism and in pro-North Korea sentiments. Standard variations of modernization theory would predict linear correlations between economic development, democracy, improved relations with the US, and harder stances ...
... growth in anti-Americanism and in pro-North Korea sentiments. Standard variations of modernization theory would predict linear correlations between economic development, democracy, improved relations with the US, and harder stances ...
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... growth or better material conditions for all. However, the legend of the April Revolution – that students were the guardians of political virtue and held the power to topple governments, that street demonstrations could make a ...
... growth or better material conditions for all. However, the legend of the April Revolution – that students were the guardians of political virtue and held the power to topple governments, that street demonstrations could make a ...
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... late 1983 and early 1984, mirroring to some extent Park's limited liberalization in the 1960s and infused with confidence after seeing rapid economic growth rates, Chun implemented a South Korea's Democratization and Consolidation | 33.
... late 1983 and early 1984, mirroring to some extent Park's limited liberalization in the 1960s and infused with confidence after seeing rapid economic growth rates, Chun implemented a South Korea's Democratization and Consolidation | 33.
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Contents
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2 Altered States | 56 |
3 Holy Trinity | 91 |
4 Economic Tetralogies | 124 |
5 Decussation Effects? | 154 |
6 Conclusion | 172 |
Notes | 177 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 195 |
Index | 200 |
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